Broadband enhancement of spontaneous emission in a photonic-plasmonic structure

Opt Lett. 2012 Jun 1;37(11):2037-9. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.002037.

Abstract

We demonstrate that a broadband enhancement of spontaneous emission can be achieved within a photonic-plasmonic structure. The structure can strongly modify the spontaneous emission by exciting plasmonic modes. Because of the excited plasmonic modes, an enhancement up to 30 times is observed, leading to a 4 times broader emission spectrum. The reflectance measurement and the finite-difference time-domain simulation are carried out to support these results.